I bought a little ‘work station’ for my food mixer but there is no way I would trust it!
As I began to unpack it - I became aware of a nasty smell. The base of the drawer and the underside of the tiled top were thickly coated in a black mould that took three JCloths, white vinegar, and an anti bacterial disinfectant to remove. It was disgusting.
The instructions were not really clear - and I am used to ‘flat pack’ stuff.
The screw holes are not properly alligned - had to redrill some of them.
The screws themselves are made from very soft metal - tightening them just sheared off bits from the tops.
The whole unit is so flimsy - there is not way I would trust it to hold my food mixer - especially not while it was working! Have put it in the garage to hold plant pots - which is all it is fit for.
If I had not redrilled the screw holes - it would have been sent back. Too late now - but so disappointing!
I think its worth writing to them , because you might be one of many that had problems with it.
The mold being the biggest issue in my eyes , it being a health hazzard.
Just bring it to their attention , and suggest they look at other work stations they have , most flat packs are coming down a chain of suppliers and along the line theres a big problem.
I have written, with attached photos, to the manufacturers and to the retailer - I bought the thing via Amazon - so left a bad review about it there as well.
Your contract under the sale of goods act is with the vendor, not IKEA. The vendor is required by law to at least replace it. I would go for 100% refund. You should get it.
I have just built an Ikea coffee table that was delivered yesterday. To be honest if it wasn’t for my pair of large pliers I doubt I could have built it. The instructions glibly showed double ended screws to hold on the legs but getting them in was a bugger.
It took me two sessions with a rest in between. my son is visiting this weekend so I will enlist his help to built the sofa currently still boxed in my middle room. I need his help to get the old sofa out anyway. Ikea do offer a “building” service I might make use of it next time, I am getting too old for this.
In a way flat pack is very convenient, I recall that two sofas ago I had to remove the feet off a sofa bed and the back door to get the damn thing in the house, though the deliverers were completely unfazed by it.
Faulty stuff returned - just waiting for the refund to arrive.
Meanwhile - I did what I should have done in the first place and bought one from Ikea. It arrived today - 5 mins to unpack - 15 mins to put together - and I am completely delighted with the result. God bless whoever invented Allen Keys!
